September 05, 2012, 1:50AM

My daughter didn’t want the pink calculator. We were shopping for sixth-grade school supplies and our basket was filled with pens, pencils, three-ring binders (which nowadays cost roughly the same as a mid-size car), highlighters, sticky notes and two spiral-bound graph paper notebooks. The school’s list also noted that students would need a calculator. And not just any calculator,... Full story »

August 01, 2012, 5:00AM

As the first female U.S. astronaut, Sally Ride quickly found her place as an icon. Sadly, last week we lost that icon after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Understandably, the senselessness of alleged Colorado shooter James Holmes and the outrage over the NCAA’s sanctions against Penn State largely overshadowed news of Ride’s passing. Although family and friends say she was... Full story »

May 28, 2012, 10:00AM

BY Mel Schiavelli Recently, I watched a Science Channel show about Isaac Asimov and his focus on how robots would one day be integrated into everyday life and society. One segment featured soldiers in Iraq using small robotic devices to locate and disarm IEDs. The teenage operator spoke of how the robot saved the lives of his buddies and had... Full story »

December 04, 2011, 11:56AM

BY ROBERT J. DOLAN The latest business buzzword is “sustainability.” It crops up in finance, health care and manufacturing. One question burns at the heart of the issue: Can we keep doing business the way it’s always been done? With recent news that college debt will soon total $1 trillion nationwide, it might appear that higher education has joined the... Full story »

July 28, 2009, 8:02AM

When it comes to getting people excited about the enormous possibilities and opportunities available in a professional career in the fields of science or technology, educators should give an award to Intel for its TV ad featuring Ajay V. Bhatt. Who is Ajay V. Bhatt? Unless you work in a technology field, you more than likely won't have any... Full story »